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Get on the Partnership Track With the CBA Partnership Toolkit

By Dan Pinnington

The Canadian Bar Association’s new Partnership Toolkit is a comprehensive collection of information aimed at lawyers trying to navigate the oftentimes confusing and difficult path to partnership. Lawyers will find a wealth of advice here in the form of self assessments, audio podcasts and articles in both web and PDF formats.

The site can be navigated in an interactive and animated menu style as well as a traditional series of links. Some of the highlights of the Toolkit in include:

• A self assessment questionnaire to help you decide if partnership is right for you.
• An audio podcast by two coaches who help lawyers develope the skills they need to becomes partners.
• 15 things to think about before signing a partnership agreement.
• Money matters, such as how partners can define their financial goals and how to achieve them by retirement
• An audio podcast by three lawyers who describe their experiences making the transition from associate to partner.

This are just a few samples among the many resources this Toolkit offers. If moving onto the partnership track is something you’re considering, or if you’re already on it and are looking for great advice, be sure to visit the CBA Partnership Toolkit at http://www.cba.org/cba/partnership/main/

Cross posted at Avoid A Claim

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on September 01, 2010 (boomark / email).